Letter No. 85: John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Residents at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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In this letter Edward Galley is informed that the Morning Star has been dispatched to Bushire. Galley is instructed to dispatch the vessel to Bombay as soon as possible. The letter also reports the arrival at Bussora [Basra] of John Griffith, who has received charge of the Residency from Samuel ...
Letter No. 31: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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This letter has no stated recipient, but it would appear to be addressed to the Resident at Bushire, John Beaumont. William Digges Latouche and George Abraham report on an extract from a letter from His Majesty's Ambassador at the Port, dated 24 July 1779, which details the declaration of war bet...
Letter No. 37: William Hornby, John Carnac and Daniel Draper at Bombay Castle, to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
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In this letter, received 1 February 1780, via the Ranger, John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire, is informed that Messieurs Banks and Bonniveaux and their packet have been captured by the Marassas, with whom the Company is now at war. The letter gives details of how copies of the packets may be obta...
Letter No. 42: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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This letter has no stated recipient, but it can be assumed that it is addressed to the Resident at Bushire, John Beaumont. In this letter, received 23 August 1780, William Digges Latouche discusses the passage of the Ranger to Bushire, which carries Captain Richard Scott on board. Beaumont is inf...
Letter No. 4: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont and George Green, Officals at Bushire]
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This letter has no stated recipient, but it would appear to be addressed to John Beaumont and George Green, East India Company officials at Bushire. The letter requests the delay of the departure of the Bombay merchant ship until the arrival at Bushire of Captain Francis McKenny and Daniel Fitzge...
Letter No. 12: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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This letter has no stated recipient, but it would appear to be addressed to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire. The letter discusses the expected arrival of Colonel James Capper at Bussora [Basra], accompanied by Major Thompson and Mr Dighton, with important messages from the Court of Directors f...
Letter No. 17: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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This letter has no stated recipient, but it would appear to be addressed to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire. The letter discusses the deposit of fifty-six chests of Venice ware as security. It also informs of the capture of Pondicherry [Puducherry].
Letter No. 23: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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This letter has no stated recipient, but it would appear to be addressed to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire. In the letter William Digges Latouche and George Abraham state that they have been informed that Soliman Aga [Süleyman Agha] the Mussaleem has left Schiraz [Shiraz], on his way to Buss...
Letter No. 9: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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This letter, dated 25 August 1782, reports on the movements of the Nerbudda, which is bound for Bengal. William Digges Latouche states that the vessel carries a packet, addressed to the Governor and Council at Bombay, which is to be forwarded from Muscat. Latouche goes on to state that it is unc...
Letter No. 28: Rawson Hart Boddam, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, James Morley, Alexander Callander and John Beaumont, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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This letter, received 17 May 1784, relays the news that William Hornby has been succeeded in the Government of the Bombay Presidency by Rawson Hart Boddam. In addition, the letter states that a treaty of peace [Treaty of Mangalore] has been concluded between the Honourable Company and Tippee Sul...
